Bob's Blog: Scandal in New Jersey; The War on Poverty continues

It's been a rough week for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The
governor fired his deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, and he distanced
himself political advisor Bill Stepien, who ran his recent re-election
campaign. Kelly and David Wildstein, a Christie appointee to a top port
authority job, who has since resigned over the scandal, had exchanged e-mails
that implicated them in a plan to backlog traffic on the George Washington
Bridge – an alleged political payback against the mayor of Fort Lee, NJ, a
democrat who failed to endorse Republican Gov. Christie during his campaign.

This Sunday on Face the Nation, we'll talk to another leading
Republican, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, about the scandal in New Jersey -- and
what it means for the GOP presidential field in 2016. We’ll also hear from New
Jersey Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who is leading the investigation into the
misconduct.

This week also marked 50 years since President Johnson declared the
government’s War on Poverty. With income inequality on the rise, we'll ask
Senator Rubio about his new strategy to combat poverty in America -- and
whether his plan to bolster the role of states in social welfare programs can
win support in Congress.

We will also talk with Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-MD, who will answer
our questions about the Democrats' strategy to addess America's poverty crisis.

Of course, no Sunday would be complete without analysis from our
weekly roundtable. Joining us are Rana Foroohar of Time, Michael Gerson of The
Washington Post, John Harris of Politico, and Gerald Seib of The Wall Street
Journal.

Finally, five years ago this week, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger
captivated the nation when he landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson
River. We'll talk with Capt. Sullenberger about his memories of that harrowing
flight and how he sees the future of flight safety in America.